Create-A-System Tool

[Inkidu]

Okay, so a few weeks ago I posted a topic on creating a system for your pre-made races. I tried, I honestly did, but it is very trial-and-error, and labor intensive. I was wondering if someone could either make a mod or if the developers would work out something that could be used in the upcoming Banks Update.

 

[DukeLeto42]

Now, I have no modding experience whatsoever, but how is the Sol system programmed in and attached to the United Nations of Earth?

 

[Mitchz95]

Now, I have no modding experience whatsoever, but how is the Sol system programmed in and attached to the United Nations of Earth?

It's the first entry in the prescripted_species_systems file (in the common/solar_system_initializers folder). The UNE is scripted to use it in the prescripted_species file.

 

[Inkidu]

The Sol system is a pre-made system it exists as an option you can pick when creating a race for the game. You can pick from Random, Sol, and Deneb.

Nations of Earth has Sol set as its system in the create-a-race options it operates under.

I want a tool that lets you easily add systems to that list of premades without having to go in and out of the file changing values, starting up the game, and checking it. It's a lot of work for something really simple.

 

[laptor]

I am so sorry, Ikidu, but that's the way it is...

 

[Elimdur]

The code is pretty much straight forward and once you understand how it works you can write a whole system in a few minutes without trial and error.

Though i understand your urge for a more easily accessable tool to create a system. Given that the code is really straight forward it should be quite possible to do this. I have already heard from another modder working on a simple anomaly creator. So doing a system creator should very well be in the range of possibilities. But someone would have to invest quite a bit of time to make that work.